Among the signs of autumn I perceive The Roman wormwood (called by learned men Ambrosia elatior, food for gods, — For to impartial science the humblest weed Is as immortal once as the proudest flower — ) Sprinkles its yellow dust over my shoes.


In: Robert Bly, The Winged Life. The Poetic Voice of Henry David Thoreau


Among the signs of autumn I perceive The Roman wormwood (called by learned men Ambrosia elatior, food for gods, — For to impartial science the...

Among the signs of autumn I perceive The Roman wormwood (called by learned men Ambrosia elatior, food for gods, — For to impartial science the...

Among the signs of autumn I perceive The Roman wormwood (called by learned men Ambrosia elatior, food for gods, — For to impartial science the...

Among the signs of autumn I perceive The Roman wormwood (called by learned men Ambrosia elatior, food for gods, — For to impartial science the...